The deal will also allow Rodriguez to continue his work with Fox Sports as a baseball analyst during their postseason coverage of Major League Baseball.

Most who have seen Rodriguez’s work as a baseball analyst have been highly complimentary of his abilities in front of the camera, so, on talent alone, the move is not a surprise. What is surprising is just how quickly A-Rod’s return to the top of the baseball world has been.

Just three years ago, Rodriguez returned to baseball as a player with diminished abilities, a tarnished past as the new face of steroids, and a contract that was still too big for the New York Yankees to just throw away. He was MLB’s persona non grata.

But when Rodriguez did return, he appeared to be humbled and less combative. He eventually retired near the end of the 2016 season and walked away gracefully. He also started up a highly publicized relationship with Jennifer Lopez and surprised a lot of people with his likability and charm as an analyst on Fox.